When Arceus first were leaked, fans seemingly were confused it, because it seemingly got the role as a god Mew had in the three earlier generations - especially as that wasn't retconned.After having read a bit about both however, I've noticed that it's just a BIG missunderstand amongst fans, that kind of missunderstand nobody realises. Kinda.
The thing is, the game, which is the MAIN CANON, have just mentioned Mew being the ancestor of all Pokémon, while Arceus created the universe. It's never been claimed that it was Mew who created the universe, neither that Arceus created all the Pokémon (except the dragon and lake trios, of course).
Well you seem to miss the whole problem here. Mew is the ancestor of all Pokémon. Arceus is a Pokémon. Arceus created the universe, therefore, one can say that Mew was the first link in creating the universe. But wait, Arceus's legend says all there was before the universe was a cosmic egg, and that it gave life to itself.....
Of course, it is a big misunderstanding that even you don't seem to understand, and a crucial piece of information is always goes unmentioned.
First of all, Mew is called the Ancestor of all pokémon, but for what reason? According to the Third Generation Pokédex and its predescessors that Mew's DNA contains the genetic code of all Pokémon. Ignoring that we ourselves actually share around 75% of our genes with dafodils(or was it dandelions), this is the reason why the Pokémon scientists call Mew the "ancestor of all Pokémon".
With that in mind, I ask you, how realistic is the statement "all". Taking this statement literally, along with forgettign why Mew is called that is what leads to confusion. Is it really possible for scientists to have gathered DNA evidence from Grodon or Kyogre? Or what about such Pokemon like Giratina who lived in another dimension, or the intergalactic space traveller Deoxys? Sure they may have had those samples afterwards, but likely not at the time of writing.
So really, even you had a false misconception that Mew was a "god" and it is this misconception that leads to this non-existant plot hole within the games. Last time I checked, nothing was ever made a "god" because they contained the DNA of something, they would have been called a common ancestor, but not a god. Mew itself was never reffered to as a god in the games or any other canon as far as I know of, and it is only the fans who gave it this unfitting title. Arceus, and its incarnations however have been explicitly reffered to as deities in the Pokédex, but the Pokédex itself makes sure to mention how they were gods in Sinnoh mythology, not claiming that anyone follows this "Arceus" religion in modern day Sinnoh. Infact, the Japanese dex entry of Bronzong had it mentioned as a deity of Harvest to select groups of ancient peoples because they believed it brought rain.
Long story short:
Mew is science
Arceus is religion
Not saying that they can't mix, but I am saying that Mew was never, nor will it ever be a god.
Also using such a general term like "nobody" rather than saying "most people" seems kind of absurd, especially with the title "the "final" thought..." implying that you were the first person to see such a flaw in said arguement and I find it kind of insulting really, that I'd be grouped into the "Mew is god, no Arceus is" type of people.
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